Pregnancy termination tablets seized off Rameswaram coast

Rameswaram: Over two lakh pregnancytermination tablets, allegedly being smuggled to Sri Lanka were seized from a country boat near Pamban here today, customs officials said.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of customs sleuths intercepted the boat at Mundalmunai and recovered six bags containing Promadol, Mifegest, Microprotal and Mifebri tablets numbering 2,30,000, they said adding no arrests have been made.

A case has been registered and a search is on for the gang involved in the case. PTI